What's New? – Page 10
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News & IdeasMBE awarded to School Travel Organiser CEO Graham Yandell
Chief executive of Yandell Media Group, Graham Yandell, has been awarded an MBE in the first King’s Birthday Honours List.
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ColumnReaching your full potential and celebrating success
Matilda Miles from the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom explains why the School Travel Awards are so beneficial and how schools can gain support to create outstanding learning opportunities.
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FeaturesFlanders Fields: visiting Belgium’s landscapes that are changed forever
STO’s editor Keeley Rodgers heads to Flanders in Belgium to find out what’s new for school groups.
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News & IdeasEnglish Heritage’s Richborough Roman Fort open for school visits
A reconstructed Roman gateway and rampart providing panoramic views across Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre in Kent has been opened by English Heritage and offers educational visits.
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Case StudiesPupil’s experience of a ‘whirlwind’ school trip to Paris
11-year-old Austin Albanese-Gill from Hills Academy, Bedford, shares his highlights of a recent school trip to Paris.
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School Travel AwardsSchool Travel Awards 2023: inspiring winners honoured at ceremony
The best attractions, providers and experiences for school trips were revealed during the 2023 School Travel Awards ceremony in London.
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News & IdeasBletchley Park’s new learning centre to support STEM studies
A state-of-the-art learning centre is now available for school groups after a £13m redevelopment of Block E at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire.
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News & IdeasRAF Museum’s KS2 Dambuster activity packs for Bomber Command display
The team have produced the History, Science and Maths activity pack for Key Stage 2 pupils to be used before, during and after a visit to the RAF Museum London.
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News & IdeasFree teacher taster visits to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is providing free taster visits for teachers for the first time to help them pre-plan their educational visits to the heritage railway.
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ColumnLearning Outside the Classroom: why it should be a professional qualification
Professor Mick Waters, former director of the Curriculum at the QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority), explores how a qualification for learning outside the classroom could work.
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News & IdeasBush craft and interactive workshops among Gulliver’s latest educational offer
Rotherham’s Gulliver’s Valley is expanding its educational programme to provide more comprehensive packages for school visits and residential stays.
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Case StudiesCase Study: building confidence on land and water
New Bradwell School visited the Caldecotte Xperience in Milton Keynes for a programme of challenges and activities suited to all abilities, which included crate stacking, canoeing, climbing, abseiling, caving and bush craft.
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News & IdeasLearning centre opens at the Black Country Living Museum
The Dudley living history museum has transformed its former admissions building into a dedicated learning centre to be used exclusively by visiting schools.
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Features9 overseas locations which are ideal for educational visits
Here are nine popular overseas locations for schools which cover a wide variety of topics for all ages.
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News & IdeasPGL transforms former police HQ into activity centre
Students can stay at the converted police headquarters in North Yorkshire, reopened by education activity centre provider PGL.
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News & IdeasYoung V&A opening date and first exhibition details
Young V&A, described as the UK’s new national museum designed with and for young people, opens in London this summer with lots for schools to experience.
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FeaturesLegoland’s coding workshops: what school groups can expect
It’s easy to see why youngsters have been blown away by the robotics workshop at LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort. Launched in March, we found out how it’s bringing coding to life.
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InterviewGreat British School Trip: Hyundai boss on how schools can benefit from £1m
Ashley Andrew, Hyundai Motor UK’s president, spoke to us about why they’re investing £1m to get thousands of children on educational visits.
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News & IdeasActivity packs and teacher guides for BBC Earth Experience
The BBC Earth Experience in London invites pupils to go around the world in an hour, exploring the inhabitants of our seven continents, with the help of Sir David Attenborough.
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Case StudiesCase Study: celebrating local culture at the Black Country Living Museum
We focus on Kates Hill Primary School in Dudley and their special programme of trips to the Black Country Living Museum, which uncovered more about their local heroes.